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Title

The impact on farmers of changes in rural servicing infrastructure / by Murray G. Rabel, Anton D. Meister.

Author

Rabel, Murray G.

Publication

Palmerston North : Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Business, Massey University, [1991]

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Additional Authors

• Meister, A. D.
• Massey University. Department of Agricultural Economics and Business.

Description

119, 5, 14, p. : ill.; 30 cm.

Summary

"In 1984 the Labour government substantially reduced assistance to the New Zealand agricultural sector as part of their overall economic policy reform...These changes in policies and the associated restructuring ogf state owned enterprises and government departments has impacted on the availability of rural services to farmers and local communities. This discussion paper reports on three surveys conducted in the Wanganui Hill Country of farmers and rural businesses. The results identify and quantify the impact in dollars terms (where possible), at both the individual farmer and the local community level, of the effects of the changes in the rural economy over the period 1985 to 1990, as it pertains to rural services. Further, farmer and local community attitudes to these impacts and changes are reported on"--Taken from Foreword.

Series Statement

Discussion paper in natural resource economics ; no. 16

Uniform Title

Discussion paper in natural resource economics ; no. 16.

Subject

• Farmers > New Zealand
• Rural families > New Zealand
• Farm income > New Zealand
• Infrastructure (Economics) > New Zealand
• Rural development > New Zealand
• New Zealand > Rural conditions

Note

• "May 1991."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [1]-5 of 2nd group).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Ch.1. Introduction -- ch.2. Regulatory reform in rural services -- The rationale for government involvement in the provision of rural services -- New Zealand Government on rural services -- Changes in rural services -- Previous studies on changes in rural services and their related impacts -- ch.3. Methodology -- Rural services survey -- The rural services questionnaire (Non-government services survey ; The Mangamahu Survey ; Personal interviews) -- Survey implementation (Response rate to the non-government services survey ; Response rate to the Hill Country Farmers Survey) -- Techniques used to place a monetary value on changes in rural services -- ch.4. How non-government services responded -- Changes in non-government rural services and employment -- Impact on Raetihi and Ohakune -- The rural services survey and comparable studies -- The rural services survey, results and discussion -- Summary --^
• ch.5. Re-surveying the Mangamahu Valley and the application of contingent valuation -- The results of the survey (Farm numbers and farm characteristics ; Land use changes ; Rural services ; Availability of rural services) -- Summary -- Contingent valuation survey result (Empirical results ; Comments ; Conclusion) -- ch.6. Results of the survey of Hill Country farmers -- General characteristics of farms surveyed (Land use ; Property value ; Farm population changes) -- Education -- Transport and fuel -- Reading services -- Catchment services -- Advisory services -- Communication services -- Weed and pest control -- Loss of services -- Changes in the on-farm cost of rural services -- Farm expenditure -- ch.7. Discussion and conclusions -- Discussion of the findings (Previous studies ; Off-farm impacts ; On-farm impacts ; The attitude of the farmers and local community to changes in rural services) --^
• Trends in the changes in rural services and the implications for farmers and local community of a continuation of these trends -- Conclusion -- Recommendations -- Appendix a. Rural service questionnaire -- b. Non-government questionnaire -- c. Personal interviews questionnaire -- Covering letters -- Reminder letter -- Introductory letter for personal interviews.

LCCN

^^^93121114^

OCLC

28419127

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